We had to abort our family trip to a totality spot in Columbia MO (reached Chicago, then realized the weather will no cooperate), so unfortunately this is the best I could do - from my backyard in Hamilton, Ontario:

I also tried taking photos through my 6" telescope with a DIY front filter made out of a bunch of solar eclipse glasses, but the quality was worse that the above shot (made with a 70-200 mm lens at 200mm, with 16-stop ND filter).

They were right when they said "pretty close" isn't good enough. But it was still fun to photograph and see it get darker. It also felt a lot cooler with less sun beating against my skin. I was sweating it up at the beginning and end.

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